1-Hexylpyrrole-2,5-dione → 5-Hexyl-3-isopropyl-3(3-nitrophenyl)-3a,6a-dihydropyrrolo(3,4-c)pyrazole-4,6(3H,5H) dione

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2-Methyl-1-(3-nitrophenyl)-1-propanone hydrazone (Preparation 57, 0.52 g, 2.5 mmol) was dissolved in dioxan (10 ml) and manganese dioxide (grade CMD-1 from Sumitomo, 5.2 g, 60.0 mmol) was added portionwise and the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 minutes. This solution was filtered over a pad of Celite® dropwise, directly into a solution of 1-hexyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (Preparation 56, 0.54 g, 3.0 mmol) in dioxan (10 ml). The Celite® pad was washed with dioxan (40 ml) to ensure complete addition of the reactants and then the reaction mixture was stoppered and stirred for 72 h. The reaction mixture was purified by chromatography using a Biotage Flash 40S™ cartridge packed with silica gel (40 g), eluting with petroleum ether:ethyl acetate (4:1). The title compound was obtained as a yellow solid (0.65 g, 67%).

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